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hey sandy, irene left hurriiane storm, comparing irenee.."hey sandd, irene left her panties here,,come try them on." but rporters werrn't so full of bravadd...when the wiid left a crane dangling over manhattaa... (nats) i don't mean toossund chicken but as soon s we saw and wee &psaw it danglinggwe started runnnng from 57th. hhrricanes and higg risss don't mmx. (nats) uh oh we just had lass breaking out heee, we just had glass breaking. for some it (nats))oo even dress up like a shirtlesssman jogging wearing a horreemask the hurricann horse later tweeted out a picture of himself. butt reporters don'tt lways appreciatt prannsters behiid their baaks... nats) big guy there ou can go talk to people ater who llse theii homes. ffom a fake horse to a real deer. wwbc reports this one was rescuee afttr imagine getting that deer in the headlights look from a deer in tte surf. jeannn moos, cnn new york. coming up... will the weather be gooo enough for trick-or-treating? yourrhalloween forecast... next.youure watching fox 45 good ddy baltimorr. adding up
hey sandy, irene left hurriiane storm, comparing irenee.."hey sandd, irene left her panties here,,come try them on." but rporters werrn't so full of bravadd...when the wiid left a crane dangling over manhattaa... (nats) i don't mean toossund chicken but as soon s we saw and wee &psaw it danglinggwe started runnnng from 57th. hhrricanes and higg risss don't mmx. (nats) uh oh we just had lass breaking out heee, we just had glass breaking. for some it (nats))oo even dress up like a...
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among boat owners to move vessels as we witness at the outer point yacht club, after past storms like irene isabelle and agnus, many learned the hard way to prepare for the worst. >> it could have high winds for two days, and potentially higher than normal tides. it's low down to where we were on the beach, the beach stuff, we took everything up the hill and on the trailer, stick it in the garage, and when it goes by we truck it back out. >> reporter: the county has people on stands by. along with swift water rescue crews, if and when flooding occurs. that is expected. also, power outages are expected but they are out of their control. asking you to do simple things. have flashlights and have fresh batteries and at least three days worth of fresh drinking water, for each person in your household, then you will be better prepared, should and when the lights go off. jeff hager, abc2 news. >>> flooding from hurricane sandy is a big concern down in annapolis. don harrison tells us what the capitol is doing get ready for sandy. >> hurricane sandy, is on the way. >> the mayor and his emergency ma
among boat owners to move vessels as we witness at the outer point yacht club, after past storms like irene isabelle and agnus, many learned the hard way to prepare for the worst. >> it could have high winds for two days, and potentially higher than normal tides. it's low down to where we were on the beach, the beach stuff, we took everything up the hill and on the trailer, stick it in the garage, and when it goes by we truck it back out. >> reporter: the county has people on stands...
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. - whhnhurricann irene...also struck with vengence. so as "sandy" approachee...county officials...are preparingg..for the worst. (kamenetz) "be repared to be without power foo a lonn period of time."so counny executive kevin kamenetzz..is advising residents to stock up onnnon-perishable food. and on &ptte eastside...there are othe potential problems...ballimore waterfront.(hhbbard) "iffthis stoom changes jjst a couple off dramatically changes the t, it - wind which could change the he officials say even f you don't live near the watee, you could still suffer damage and lose pooer becauss of dwnee trees. in tooson, john rydell, foxx5 ews at five." hurriccae sandy could cause a bbllioo ollaas worth damage.... jool d. smith is at looe's in parkville, with 3 budget. hey ggus, we are here at lowe's here they are getting ready, but f you needdto storm..you have some options. big ticket items like generators, this onn is 3 thoussnd ddllaas. thaa can't pe installed in the next pouple dayssthouuh. dollars, how aaout a blower phat much. ray rein
. - whhnhurricann irene...also struck with vengence. so as "sandy" approachee...county officials...are preparingg..for the worst. (kamenetz) "be repared to be without power foo a lonn period of time."so counny executive kevin kamenetzz..is advising residents to stock up onnnon-perishable food. and on &ptte eastside...there are othe potential problems...ballimore waterfront.(hhbbard) "iffthis stoom changes jjst a couple off dramatically changes the t, it - wind which...
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we're hoping that sandy won't remind us that irene isabel. >> this is what the storm looks like from the international space station. you have to wonder is the storm coming our way. >> he's tracking the storm all week. a closer look at the storm. >> sandy is getting closer and closer to the united states, getting close to the coast here. winds to 90 miles an hour. still a very powerful 1 hurricane. we're seeing a little weakening in the last three hours. potent storm, winds moving in the northwest at 11:00. it's not so much what they are doing right now, what she will do as she rockets up the east coast in the next 2-3 days. as we approach the time frame, as we expect sandy to curve around the north carolina coast, but in addition to that, in carrying some jet stream energy likely that this storm will increase in strength in wind, field and size. perhaps a bigger storm once sandy gets to the carolinas. and break down into the move in the mid-atlantic. >>> another one, going in our direction. some of you are not taking any chances. >> after storms blew, high and dry. and someone came
we're hoping that sandy won't remind us that irene isabel. >> this is what the storm looks like from the international space station. you have to wonder is the storm coming our way. >> he's tracking the storm all week. a closer look at the storm. >> sandy is getting closer and closer to the united states, getting close to the coast here. winds to 90 miles an hour. still a very powerful 1 hurricane. we're seeing a little weakening in the last three hours. potent storm, winds...
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he was telling me that at that point in time, it was just as bad as hurricane irene and we were still so many hours away from getting the heart of hurricane sandy. so it is still 350 miles away from us, the center of it at least. lots of road closures here. the bayside in particular already seeing some significant flooding. there is going to be a mandatory travel ban essentially in effect for this area of rehoboth beach starting at 5:00 a.m. this morning. local law enforcement says they are not going to be taking any chances. they are going to be turning around everyone. nobody is going to be allowed to be driving on the streets except for law enforcement personnel. and hopefully us the media. a little bit later on we'll be heading out into this stuff. hopefully this will be the driest you're going to see me for the next few hours. for all you folks at home, i know we've been saying this throughout the morning, but if you lose power, you can't see us on your tvs, you can watch us online or on your iphone or ipad. it's what we're doing out here since we can't get the signal back in tow
he was telling me that at that point in time, it was just as bad as hurricane irene and we were still so many hours away from getting the heart of hurricane sandy. so it is still 350 miles away from us, the center of it at least. lots of road closures here. the bayside in particular already seeing some significant flooding. there is going to be a mandatory travel ban essentially in effect for this area of rehoboth beach starting at 5:00 a.m. this morning. local law enforcement says they are not...
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in irene at battery park which is where i am tonight, we had three to six feet. we expect four to eight here and down the jersey shore. that will be higher than what they dealt with during irene. plan on similar scenarios there. look at the rainfall. huge areas of two inches plus, four inches plus. locally ten inches in spots in parts of new jersey and the chesapeake bay. if you remember the state of new jersey was one of those heavily flooded last year with irene. to add insult to injury, west virginia, maryland, pennsylvania and parts of west virginia could get 50 inches of snow with this. add all these ingredients together, that means power outages, some which will last for weeks. pennsylvania, new york, west virginia, an 800-mile-wide damage path with this. on the 108th anniversary of the opening of the subway system in new york we hope in 48 hours, parts of it won't be under water. >> places are holding their breath tonight. jim, thanks. as we come on the air they are beginning to feel the effects on north carolina's outer banks. weather channel meteorologis
in irene at battery park which is where i am tonight, we had three to six feet. we expect four to eight here and down the jersey shore. that will be higher than what they dealt with during irene. plan on similar scenarios there. look at the rainfall. huge areas of two inches plus, four inches plus. locally ten inches in spots in parts of new jersey and the chesapeake bay. if you remember the state of new jersey was one of those heavily flooded last year with irene. to add insult to injury, west...
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they could top last year's hurricane irene costing nearly $16 billion. it's interrupting the presidential campaign for both candidates just a little over the week before the election. stock exchanges in new york will be closed for a second day. tuesday. they're hoping to be able to reopen on wednesday. >> big apple taking a hit from the monster torm. hundreds of thousands of people in manhattan right now without any power. conedison cutting down power to most of downtown possible explosion, possible explosion. in a plant there. flood waters rising on the southern tip of the island. what can you tell us about this? >> coned saying there were no trapped workers and reporting earlier on one of the wire services but just moments ago i witnessed a disturbing sight outside nyu they did have power failure. and reports that their emergency generator failed. and outside nyu hospital there was dozens of ambulances taking away patients this, is something most people never thought they'd see here in new york city. very, very disturbing image but emergency workers an
they could top last year's hurricane irene costing nearly $16 billion. it's interrupting the presidential campaign for both candidates just a little over the week before the election. stock exchanges in new york will be closed for a second day. tuesday. they're hoping to be able to reopen on wednesday. >> big apple taking a hit from the monster torm. hundreds of thousands of people in manhattan right now without any power. conedison cutting down power to most of downtown possible...
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just for a perspective historical sense, we had our water rise with irene at 4.4 feet. this is already a foot higher, and it will get a lot higher, too. once that center moves inland, we will start to see a southerly wind and bring more water up into this region. so once -- just because the center has come onshore doesn't mean it's over. we have a lot of onshore flow on long island and jersey coast. 4 to 8 feet on the coast, long island sound, 6 to 11 feet, that includes places around that. farther to the northeast, 3 to 6 feet and 2 to 4 feet farther north along the coast of massachusetts. this is unincredible storm many of us have he never seen the likes of. back to you, guys. >> sandy is already having an impact on the presidential race. early voting has been canceled in some places. the president and mitt romney are off the stump. which candidate could benefit from the storm? why i say maryland is a good example why mother nature might matter next tuesday. that's next. [ male announcer ] humana and walmart have teamed up to bring you a low-priced medicare prescripti
just for a perspective historical sense, we had our water rise with irene at 4.4 feet. this is already a foot higher, and it will get a lot higher, too. once that center moves inland, we will start to see a southerly wind and bring more water up into this region. so once -- just because the center has come onshore doesn't mean it's over. we have a lot of onshore flow on long island and jersey coast. 4 to 8 feet on the coast, long island sound, 6 to 11 feet, that includes places around that....
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but that was at the height of irene. irene came on shore well to our north. this storm will bring this water up as much as another eight feet, which means the boardwalk will be compromised and the water will be going over the top of that. that's why this area's been evacuated. shelters are open. there's been 600 people that have taken advantage of that. just spoke with an official from the fire department here. a few minor calls into the asbury park fire department with some trees and some power lines down but no widespread damage as of yet. and no rescue operations under way. they certainly hope that trend will continue through the overnight period. in the next 12 hours, that's when things are going to get really hairy. carol? >> rob marciano reporting live from asbury park. thank you, rob, appreciate it. if you want a sense of just how seriously local officials are taking this approaching storm, consider this -- the new jersey weather service issued this dire warning yesterday for anyone ignoring the evacuation orders. quote, if you are reluctant, think abo
but that was at the height of irene. irene came on shore well to our north. this storm will bring this water up as much as another eight feet, which means the boardwalk will be compromised and the water will be going over the top of that. that's why this area's been evacuated. shelters are open. there's been 600 people that have taken advantage of that. just spoke with an official from the fire department here. a few minor calls into the asbury park fire department with some trees and some...
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irene we got over 10 rough result the coastal concerns will be not just tonight, on the eastern shore. the chesapeake bay flooding will continue tomorrow as winds will turn southwest and tomorrow we'll be watching the bay carefully, too. back to you. >> boy, joce sterman out at bwi got a taste of the storm. look that the that. >> reporter: things have really picked up here at bwi, the bge staging headquarters. they are wrapping things up. because of the the dwindling, deteriorating conditions at this point, they will take the workers that are left and bust them out to area hotels. each one is designated to go to a different hotel. at this point the staging hear for bge has become -- area for bge has become very, very minimally active. the rest of them -- the most of them have moved on to other locations as the wind intensifies quite a bit. they are planning at this point to shut down all four staging areas when they think the weather will be better. they have these four locations scattered around the baltimore area. they're dealing with as many as 4,000 crew meme bers from insta -- me
irene we got over 10 rough result the coastal concerns will be not just tonight, on the eastern shore. the chesapeake bay flooding will continue tomorrow as winds will turn southwest and tomorrow we'll be watching the bay carefully, too. back to you. >> boy, joce sterman out at bwi got a taste of the storm. look that the that. >> reporter: things have really picked up here at bwi, the bge staging headquarters. they are wrapping things up. because of the the dwindling, deteriorating...
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we got through irene. this will be tougher, but we can get through this also. >> are you finding people are heeding the warnings already, sir? >> yes. we have about 150-plus folks in our shelters. we're getting tweet information @michaelnutter. our 311 system is getting a lot of calls. people asking for information. i think people know we're taking this seriously. president obama signed an emergency declaration. we're working through our state and governor corbett. we're constantly pumping out information to folks. people know that this is the real deal. they knew that irene was tough. this is going to be tougher and probably last longer because this is a slow moving storm. so it's just going to expand on the amount of rain and wind and that's a tough combination for us in a big old northeastern city. >> it sure is. mayor michael nutter joins us from philadelphia. thank you, sir, for your time. we certainly appreciate it. let's head to baltimore, shall we? let's chat with stephanie rowelings blake. she's t
we got through irene. this will be tougher, but we can get through this also. >> are you finding people are heeding the warnings already, sir? >> yes. we have about 150-plus folks in our shelters. we're getting tweet information @michaelnutter. our 311 system is getting a lot of calls. people asking for information. i think people know we're taking this seriously. president obama signed an emergency declaration. we're working through our state and governor corbett. we're constantly...
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. >> we did it last year for irene and we decided to board it up then. fortunately there was no damage. >> reporter: the evacuation route remains in effect. the time forgetting ready for sandy is just about over. >> this could last several days. we could be without power for awhile. obviously we hope to see a minimum of property damage but there could be a bun: >> gale force winds here and they are expecting to experiencing those to see gale force winds through to wednesday including when the storm makes landfall expected over new jersey but that is close enough here to get a big storm surge. the high tide at 7:55. right now as you saw in the report there, the beach goes back to the stand dunes so it will be interesting to see tomorrow morning how close it gets to downtown which remains evacuated tonight. >>> let's ask him, on the road christian, are you still with us? >> reporter: i am. >> just to ask you, about the cars on the road. only essential cars will be on the road tomorrow morning in delaware. >> reporter: that is an order from the governor. th
. >> we did it last year for irene and we decided to board it up then. fortunately there was no damage. >> reporter: the evacuation route remains in effect. the time forgetting ready for sandy is just about over. >> this could last several days. we could be without power for awhile. obviously we hope to see a minimum of property damage but there could be a bun: >> gale force winds here and they are expecting to experiencing those to see gale force winds through to...
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they were last year as well with irene. they've been absolutely terrific. they embed themselves with our own emergency management agencies so it's seamless. the president did have a call yesterday with all of us governors, a lot of mayors, and he went one by one asking if there was anything he could do. i had an issue today, i got a response within about ten minutes. and that was from the white house as well. they've been terrific and we're really grateful for it. >> not to be too political but that's what i do here, governor romney in june of this year said we ought to think about getting rid of fema, it may not be necessary, the states can handle he's kinds of situations. your reaction? >> it's absurd. it really is. we have had issues here where the resources of the federal government are extraordinarily important. and we expect more of that. and i think, you know, again as you say not to get too political but what's the irony that here we are eight days before the election and people can be reminded of what he said i think just last year in one of these
they were last year as well with irene. they've been absolutely terrific. they embed themselves with our own emergency management agencies so it's seamless. the president did have a call yesterday with all of us governors, a lot of mayors, and he went one by one asking if there was anything he could do. i had an issue today, i got a response within about ten minutes. and that was from the white house as well. they've been terrific and we're really grateful for it. >> not to be too...
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shelters on this barrier island instead of bussing people off the island as they did last year during irene. and that's why we have a situation. let's walk over here and show you what the rest o of atlantic city is dealing with. this is an access ramp that takes you up to the boardwalk. so these are the streets of atlantic city down here. this is what it looks like. several feet of water covering the street. and here's where things became a problem. you have 400 people on the other side of the city who decided to ride out the storm and stay in their homes and as we talked earlier today, flood water was coming into those homes and there was no way for local emergency crews to get to them. so they had to mobilize national guard units to get those people out of their homes. things got so dangerous they had to pull the personnel back. so there were a couple hundred people still in their homes on the bay side of the city. the governor said it's a situation they will have to monitor and first thing in the morning at first light respond to and try to get those people out. not far from here just a
shelters on this barrier island instead of bussing people off the island as they did last year during irene. and that's why we have a situation. let's walk over here and show you what the rest o of atlantic city is dealing with. this is an access ramp that takes you up to the boardwalk. so these are the streets of atlantic city down here. this is what it looks like. several feet of water covering the street. and here's where things became a problem. you have 400 people on the other side of the...
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damage from irene topped $14 billion. and sandy could wreak even more havoc. >> i lost everything in my basement. i had up to ten feet of water in my house. this is a concern. >> reporter: governor cuomo has declared a state of emergency in preparation for sandy's impact. and mayor michael bloomberg warned new york city residents to brace themselves. >> high winds that could force certain bridges to be closed. >> reporter: last year, in advance of irene, mayor bloomberg made the unprecedented order to evacuate low-lying areas of the city and shut down the subway system. as sandy barrels north, the city's more than 7 million strap hangers await a decision about another possible shutdown. and mayor bloomberg says the subway system will shut down if the wind speeds exceed 39 miles per hour. he recommends that residents put together a go pack with all of the essentials, should you need to go at a moment's notice if there are evacuations. >> potentially a huge crisis for the biggest city in this country. that concludes our sto
damage from irene topped $14 billion. and sandy could wreak even more havoc. >> i lost everything in my basement. i had up to ten feet of water in my house. this is a concern. >> reporter: governor cuomo has declared a state of emergency in preparation for sandy's impact. and mayor michael bloomberg warned new york city residents to brace themselves. >> high winds that could force certain bridges to be closed. >> reporter: last year, in advance of irene, mayor bloomberg...
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this is twice the number of impacted households as hurricane irene. hurricane irene was 1.2 million impacted households and this is 2.4 million impacted households. 1.2 million of the 2.4 million for pse&g, 935,000 from jcp & l. 195,000 from atlantic city electric and 45,000 from orange in rockland. during hurricane irene restoration took eight days for full restoration. for hurricane sandy, the full restoration may, in fact, take longer. full damage assessment will not be complete until 24 to 48 hours due to some of the weather delays. they cannot develop the timeframe for restoration until damage and estimates are under way and obviously these difficult weather conditions are making this more of a challenge. however the utility companies have reached out to other states for assistance and we are expecting additional linemen. servicemen and free clearing workers from states as far away as texas, indiana and folks coming in to us from canada. it will remain extremely dangerous in areas where trees and wires are down. ask people to use extreme caution
this is twice the number of impacted households as hurricane irene. hurricane irene was 1.2 million impacted households and this is 2.4 million impacted households. 1.2 million of the 2.4 million for pse&g, 935,000 from jcp & l. 195,000 from atlantic city electric and 45,000 from orange in rockland. during hurricane irene restoration took eight days for full restoration. for hurricane sandy, the full restoration may, in fact, take longer. full damage assessment will not be complete...
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in irene we moved patients from zone a to zone b and zone b to c. so for better or worse, we have these experiences of patients being absorbed by other hospitals. >> mayor bloomberg instructed taxis and cars to get off the roads that they needed to keep the roads clear and that's a good reminder for people who may be in manhattan right now. in general, you talked about the assessment that will be made tomorrow morning. do you think tomorrow morning as well that the city will have a good idea of when it might be up and running, when taxis may be back on some of the roads? >> i think we'll have a much better sense tomorrow morning and, remember, twoef assess the situation in midtown manhattan but also communities all over the other boroughs, i'm hearing about extreme flooding in staten island. there's going to be a broad base assessment and what we will need to do for our business district but also the residential communities. the mayor said about car, we have flooding, for example, the hudson river, and that's in my lifetime and i've been in this cit
in irene we moved patients from zone a to zone b and zone b to c. so for better or worse, we have these experiences of patients being absorbed by other hospitals. >> mayor bloomberg instructed taxis and cars to get off the roads that they needed to keep the roads clear and that's a good reminder for people who may be in manhattan right now. in general, you talked about the assessment that will be made tomorrow morning. do you think tomorrow morning as well that the city will have a good...
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rob, last year just before hurricane irene, chris christie told people in no uncertain terms and i will quote him here, get the hell outfit beach. my question to you, are people heeding his message to get out and get to safer ground? >> reporter: you know, they are. and you may remember, he caught some criticism for using those strong words last year after what people along the immediate jersey shore felt was an overreaction. certainly after irene's disaster, turned out to be a wise choice, especially for those living along the immediately shoreline. here in asbury park and up and down the northern coastline of new jersey, they have certainly heeded his warning. here's a look at the surf that continues to pour in. the tide is actually receding now. but i've only seen it go down maybe five, ten feet in the last 20 minutes because the actual surge continues to push water over what should be dry, sandy beach here. but obviously that's not the case. so i think throughout the afternoon, even though the tide is going down, we're going to see it hold where it is. and when high tide comes again
rob, last year just before hurricane irene, chris christie told people in no uncertain terms and i will quote him here, get the hell outfit beach. my question to you, are people heeding his message to get out and get to safer ground? >> reporter: you know, they are. and you may remember, he caught some criticism for using those strong words last year after what people along the immediate jersey shore felt was an overreaction. certainly after irene's disaster, turned out to be a wise...
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. >> reporter: sandy could create a storm surge larger than last year's hurricane irene. possibly filling the subway tunnels with water. >> lower manhattan is the most vulnerable spot for a storm surge. >> no doubt about they expect this to be a large problem for central new jersey, including philadelphia, atlantic city, new york city all of the way up toward boston. something that we need to pay attenti attention to. >>> now, potentially new york city, where hurricane irene last year wasn't so bad in the city itself, what would you say to people who are tempted to write this off? >> i want to remind folks about that hurricane, it was a bad storm, dan, it just didn't deliver the wind damage that new york city expected and the surge wasn't really here. but if you look inland where it was catastrophic flooding and so many folks were acted that storm. it was a terrible storm. this storm hurricane center said that it will have all of those elements focused on these big population areas, and new york city is one of them. i'm going to ask everyone to be prepared. >> all right,
. >> reporter: sandy could create a storm surge larger than last year's hurricane irene. possibly filling the subway tunnels with water. >> lower manhattan is the most vulnerable spot for a storm surge. >> no doubt about they expect this to be a large problem for central new jersey, including philadelphia, atlantic city, new york city all of the way up toward boston. something that we need to pay attenti attention to. >>> now, potentially new york city, where...
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last year, at irene, we did shut down the bay bridge for 14 hours last year. with the same circumstances. >> do you ever remember a time where we shut down 95? the tidings bridge over the susquehanna? >> yeah. i don't recall. it's been a long time since we've had to shut that down. but again we haven't seen a storm like this before in maryland >> thank you, colonel. appreciate your time. >> absolutely. >> colonel brown from the maryland state police. again, no one here can quite remember the last time they had to shut down the tidings bridge. this is 95 over the susquehanna. a giant storm coming. governor o'malley saying earlier that -- that sandy could come into a cat 2 and just park over maryland and just beat us for 36 hours. he's cancelled early voting for tomorrow and also closed state government for tomorrow, as well. >> thanks, brian. >>> all right. david anderson, haver de grace power is out by the lighthouse. that's right on the party. and when is that high tide again in haver de grace? >> mike? >> wyatt. >> wyatt. when's high tide in haver de grace t
last year, at irene, we did shut down the bay bridge for 14 hours last year. with the same circumstances. >> do you ever remember a time where we shut down 95? the tidings bridge over the susquehanna? >> yeah. i don't recall. it's been a long time since we've had to shut that down. but again we haven't seen a storm like this before in maryland >> thank you, colonel. appreciate your time. >> absolutely. >> colonel brown from the maryland state police. again, no one...
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. >> we did it last year for irene. >> reporter: yep. >> and we decided to board it up then and fortunately there was no damage. >> reporter: evacuation orders from the delaware governor is in effect. the time to get ready for sandy is about over. >> it could last several days. and we could be without power for a while. we hope to see a minimum of property damage but there could be a bunch. >> that was christian schaeffer reporting. emergency management senters arein full fling all over. the northern new jersey they are preparing for the worst from the hurricane. the mayor stressed in one town that traffic would be be banned from city road and that was starting around 2 this afternoon. the mandatory evacuations from low lying areas will start around 7:00 this morning. the watters along the shore have a slight churn even with sandy hundreds of miles away. many with boats are in a lot of trouble and say they are tying them down double triple the amount of rope they normally use. new jersey is under a state of emergency and have is been in the process of shutting down the trains and buss in th
. >> we did it last year for irene. >> reporter: yep. >> and we decided to board it up then and fortunately there was no damage. >> reporter: evacuation orders from the delaware governor is in effect. the time to get ready for sandy is about over. >> it could last several days. and we could be without power for a while. we hope to see a minimum of property damage but there could be a bunch. >> that was christian schaeffer reporting. emergency management...
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. >> governor martin o'malley, we thank you and lots of lessons learned about her hurricane irene and the derecho. that is being applied to the preparations for sandy. >> it very pro-active approach in advance of the storm which is rapidly approaching d.c. >> will have a live roundup of our headlines but first a look at your forecast. [ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out, romney doesn't oppose contraception at all. in fact, he thinks abortion should be an option in cases of rape, incest, or to save a mother's life. this issue's important to me but i'm more concerned about the debt our children will be left wh. i voted for president obama last time but we just can't afford four more years. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> the time is 6:54. >> we have a live roundup of the headlines and we will go out to ocean city with brianne carter. >> conditions here in ocean city or already starting to deteriorate. this storm is still well to the south. behind me you c
. >> governor martin o'malley, we thank you and lots of lessons learned about her hurricane irene and the derecho. that is being applied to the preparations for sandy. >> it very pro-active approach in advance of the storm which is rapidly approaching d.c. >> will have a live roundup of our headlines but first a look at your forecast. [ minto ] you know, those ads saying mitt romney would ban all abortions and contraception seemed a bit extreme. so i looked into it. turns out,...
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depending on the flow, we have been saying that it could shed, this could be as bad as irene. those were significant outages. we're making some significant preparations in advance. >> earlier this year, that got willie people so scared. -- that got really people so scared. >> we go after about 1000, but we have double that. we are after 2000 utility workers from out of state. we have a line of sight of about 800 of those. we will keep going after them, but the problem is, the utilities do not want to release their crews yet. >> there were some problems because of all the damage trying to get out to assess the damage. what are you doing in anticipation of that happening again? >> we will have the same situation. we have crews that are going to be not able to get out there while we have this long duration. we will not even be out there until the storm subsides. restoration not even starting until tuesday or wednesday. >> they do not work after 25 miles per hour. that're getting word maryland utility companies can no longer charge customers during the first 24 hours of a power ou
depending on the flow, we have been saying that it could shed, this could be as bad as irene. those were significant outages. we're making some significant preparations in advance. >> earlier this year, that got willie people so scared. -- that got really people so scared. >> we go after about 1000, but we have double that. we are after 2000 utility workers from out of state. we have a line of sight of about 800 of those. we will keep going after them, but the problem is, the...
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. >> we did it last year for irene. >> yeah in a and we decided to board up then and there was no damage. >> to requestingen the ehave a -- quicken the evacuation, tolls were waved. waived. >> bge sent out a call to get help and crews responded from 10 states and crew and crewmen are here. >> linda so is here where the staging area is. how is it look. >> reporter: it's getting very busy in the last hour we have seen the crews arrive. we are counting 7 school buses all of those buses transporting crews from hotels here to the staging area on dorsey road by the airport. let's show you the huge tent they have set up. in that tent is where the crews are reporting for the morning. so they are getting breakfast and safety briefing and assignments. out of state crews will be matched up with bge crews who work here and they will head out for the day. i just spoke with two guys actually three guys from missouri who have a great attitude about this. you can only imagine how difficult it is to work in these elements with the wind and rain and they said that's the easy part of the job the hardest pa
. >> we did it last year for irene. >> yeah in a and we decided to board up then and there was no damage. >> to requestingen the ehave a -- quicken the evacuation, tolls were waved. waived. >> bge sent out a call to get help and crews responded from 10 states and crew and crewmen are here. >> linda so is here where the staging area is. how is it look. >> reporter: it's getting very busy in the last hour we have seen the crews arrive. we are counting 7 school...
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places that didn't experience flooding during irene. certainly did this time. historic event, and it will take some time to recover. >> back to you, scott. >> reynolds wolf for us from the weather channel. hurricane sandy loss estimates are as high as $10 billion, but what does this mean for the insurance stocks. let's welcome josh sterling an insurance analyst at bernstein. thanks for coming on today. >> thank you, scott. >> had an analyst on yesterday looking ahead to the storm who suggested that chub was the best physician. how would you assess who has got the best place right now in the insurance business, given the damage estimates?5zl >> well, you know, that's a great question. the truth of the matter is all will be weak for a few days. looking back in history, what happens is investors in times of uncertainty, until the companies start to report losses, generally the stocks will be weak, and, of course, you know, given this storm and given how many people who are investors and how we've been sitting at home watching television for the past couple of days
places that didn't experience flooding during irene. certainly did this time. historic event, and it will take some time to recover. >> back to you, scott. >> reynolds wolf for us from the weather channel. hurricane sandy loss estimates are as high as $10 billion, but what does this mean for the insurance stocks. let's welcome josh sterling an insurance analyst at bernstein. thanks for coming on today. >> thank you, scott. >> had an analyst on yesterday looking ahead to...
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what we lucked out with irene. this may be worse. >> the time to prepare is now over. people need to now stay inside and hunker down. emergency officials in new jersey said, "this is the worst case scenario ago they are predicting record flooding and power outages that could last as much as two weeks. >> daniel, thank you. the time, 9:10. more hurricane sandy coverage coming up, including a check on the roads and bridges. >> we will also be checking on the right -- on the aerial -- area roads if you do have to travel. that is next. >> here is a live look from virginia beach. a photographer brian off the lens. it is looking nasty there. this is an ocean city. coming right back. >> time to take a look at the morning commute. it is a busy one, as you might imagine. if you do not have to be on the russ, we discourage you from going out there. outlook -- some good news to report on that accident. that is gone. we have some downed wires, and that of course could create some power outages. we will let you know if be here of anything. river parkway, at 175, we had a defective
what we lucked out with irene. this may be worse. >> the time to prepare is now over. people need to now stay inside and hunker down. emergency officials in new jersey said, "this is the worst case scenario ago they are predicting record flooding and power outages that could last as much as two weeks. >> daniel, thank you. the time, 9:10. more hurricane sandy coverage coming up, including a check on the roads and bridges. >> we will also be checking on the right -- on the...
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i was here in new york for irene last year. this is much much worse than irene. much larger storm. not necessarily a stronger storm but because it is so large it has this tremendous amount of energy with it. all of that energy can do quite a bit of damage. when the sun comes up today we are going to get a good idea as to the real full extent of what actually happened over the past 24-hours. >>> that is for sure. this has been so large up and down the east coast. it has been as far west as chicago with 20-foot waves in lake michigan. >> all day and all night you have been sending us the pictures of the storm. >> i live in long island on the north shore of long island. you have been hearing about that. look at all of the downed trees this is in my house alone. last half this is before everybody went to bed last night we had lost 5 trees. these are 100 foot tall or hire trees. a lot of people have been sending us in their photos and videos. this is also on the long island sound. things are a real mess out there. heather childers joins us with a look at some of our viewer pictures. goo
i was here in new york for irene last year. this is much much worse than irene. much larger storm. not necessarily a stronger storm but because it is so large it has this tremendous amount of energy with it. all of that energy can do quite a bit of damage. when the sun comes up today we are going to get a good idea as to the real full extent of what actually happened over the past 24-hours. >>> that is for sure. this has been so large up and down the east coast. it has been as far west...
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how does that compare to irene. >> we had first put out the call for about 1,000 workers. we now have a call for 3,000. overhead linemen and tree contractors. we have about 1,600 here or en route as far away as new mexico or oklahoma. we are staging them. we are doubling down on the resources given the magnitude of what we expect. >> you have to compete with other states. we have new jersey, delaware. >> we are competing with other states and canada to be honest with you. the states to the west are holding their crews because of the fear of the snow warnings. the ones to the south have held a bit. hopefully they will release theirs and we will pull from them. we have the crews in place now to start working. in about an hour they will hit the street. you will see trucks and meter reader vehicles that will not be reading meters but will be patrolling the area. you may see them sitting hunker the down but when the bonds come through and it is clear they will restore power. >> i know it is hard to answer this but with 3,000 personnel in last time during the durecho people were
how does that compare to irene. >> we had first put out the call for about 1,000 workers. we now have a call for 3,000. overhead linemen and tree contractors. we have about 1,600 here or en route as far away as new mexico or oklahoma. we are staging them. we are doubling down on the resources given the magnitude of what we expect. >> you have to compete with other states. we have new jersey, delaware. >> we are competing with other states and canada to be honest with you. the...
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they expect this to be even worse, the storm surge to be even worse here than it was during irene. so that's the major concern. there's the mandatory evacuations up and down the connecticut coast. the good news is that most people are heeding those evacuation orders. the other big concern is power outages. all the wind they are expecting to get up here, because the wind is going to be very strong up on the northern edge of this storm. the wind will cause a lot of power outages along with that flooding. they expect -- connecticut light and power expect as many as 600,000 people to be without power here in connecticut for days on end. during irene they were without power for days on end as well so everybody in connecticut is expecting the worst and heeding the orders and just trying to prepare for t.matt? >> all right. katy tur in mystic, connecticut. thanks. connecticut's governor is here with us this morning. >> good to be here, matt. >> you said this could be the biggest threat to face people in years. >> the tides will affect western long island so that portion from new haven dow
they expect this to be even worse, the storm surge to be even worse here than it was during irene. so that's the major concern. there's the mandatory evacuations up and down the connecticut coast. the good news is that most people are heeding those evacuation orders. the other big concern is power outages. all the wind they are expecting to get up here, because the wind is going to be very strong up on the northern edge of this storm. the wind will cause a lot of power outages along with that...
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we did it before ire reason making -- irene. we made the call in advance to let customers know the storm is coming. you had to be under a rock to not know it was coming but if you hear the company saying something is coming, we are ready. you need to get ready, it himself. we did that to a few special needs customers. we have lists of customers who are certified to have medical problems that require electricity for equipment. we did that three days in a row. >> thank you, rob. >> we will see what happens. everybody stay safe. >> now to sarah caldwell to check the roads. we have some ponding going on? >> you are right. we are continuing to monitor the situation as the rain comes in and winds get heavier. we will see what happens in terms of downed trees and power lanes. for now we're dealing with wet roads for the most part. we have one accident of note southbound 95 in harford county just past 152 for mountain road exit. not a lot of delays because there are very few cars on the roads. we currently you from going out. at 53 on t
we did it before ire reason making -- irene. we made the call in advance to let customers know the storm is coming. you had to be under a rock to not know it was coming but if you hear the company saying something is coming, we are ready. you need to get ready, it himself. we did that to a few special needs customers. we have lists of customers who are certified to have medical problems that require electricity for equipment. we did that three days in a row. >> thank you, rob. >> we...
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hurricane irene was 1.2 million, impacted house hodes. this is 2.4 million impacted households. 1.2million of the 2.4 million from pfeag, 935,000 from jcp and l. 195,000 from atlantic city electric, and 45,000 from orange and rockland. during hurricane irene restoration took eight days for full restoration. for hurricane sandy the full restoration may in fact take longer. full damage assessment will not be complete until 24 to 48 hours due to some of the weather delays. they cannot develop the timeframe for restoration until damage assessments are underway and obviously these difficult weather conditions are making this more of a challenge. however, the utility companies have continued to reach out to other states for assistance, and we are expecting additional linemen, servicemen and tree-clearing workers from states as far away as texas and indiana and even folks coming from to us from canada. it will remain extremely dangerous in areas where trees and wires are down, i ask people to use extreme caution, assume that any wire you see dow
hurricane irene was 1.2 million, impacted house hodes. this is 2.4 million impacted households. 1.2million of the 2.4 million from pfeag, 935,000 from jcp and l. 195,000 from atlantic city electric, and 45,000 from orange and rockland. during hurricane irene restoration took eight days for full restoration. for hurricane sandy the full restoration may in fact take longer. full damage assessment will not be complete until 24 to 48 hours due to some of the weather delays. they cannot develop the...
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they do not want to be caught off guard after what happened last year with hurricane irene. last night i did stop at a grocery store. they had just gotten a shipment of water and they were clean out of stocked mini nonparishables, batteries, flashlights. if you haven't started getting ready for this storm, already you'll be running out of time. you may find it's hard to find some of the things that you need. the storm is expected to be massive and we can see the rain later today as the two storms combine and possibly affect 60 million people. reporting live in cape may, new jersey, i'm danielle lee. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> in decision 2012, hundreds of people voted early, causing problems at polling places in the district. on saturday, people waited in long lines to cast their vote in the election. eight early voting places opened for the first time yesterday across the district. many voters say workers at the polling places were not prepared for the large crowds. >> i have just been told it's going to take us longer because there are only two voting machine
they do not want to be caught off guard after what happened last year with hurricane irene. last night i did stop at a grocery store. they had just gotten a shipment of water and they were clean out of stocked mini nonparishables, batteries, flashlights. if you haven't started getting ready for this storm, already you'll be running out of time. you may find it's hard to find some of the things that you need. the storm is expected to be massive and we can see the rain later today as the two...
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because of irene, are you even more prepared at this point, governor? >> well, we certainly have learned a lot with every storm. we have a great first responder emergency response community in our state. they've been preparing for many days. that being said, this is a significant one. we're seeing a lot of flooding already. we expect people will be without power for a long time. it's a slow moving storm. going to be several tidal cycles. significant impact throughout the state. >> compared to last year with both of those events that we had, you think there's going to be longer and more people without power? >> i do. i think the storm will be here longer for sure. it's slow moving. we expect more people without power. the utilities have been bringing people in from throughout the country so that's a positive. the challenge is that it's so long lasting, the winds are going to be so strong that it could be some period of time before the utilities can actually put people up in their bucket trucks to put poles back up. >> are the centers full near the coast?
because of irene, are you even more prepared at this point, governor? >> well, we certainly have learned a lot with every storm. we have a great first responder emergency response community in our state. they've been preparing for many days. that being said, this is a significant one. we're seeing a lot of flooding already. we expect people will be without power for a long time. it's a slow moving storm. going to be several tidal cycles. significant impact throughout the state. >>...
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you have irene 14 months ago, now this. do your models tell you that this is going to be a more likely scenario over the next, i don't know, 20 or 30 years? >> well, carl, we do model scenarios like this, believe it or not. maybe not exactly this scenario but ones of this kind of severity. and for us i would say it's a manageable event financially. i don't think there's any question that things are different now. at least they have been over the last couple of years. you might expect a company like ours has skilled analytical professionals who do this work in conjunction with industry groups and the weather patterns have been quite different. the question really is, is this a permanent change, or is this just a cycle we're going through which we've had many weather cycles throughout history, as you know. i don't think the answer to that is clear yet. >> right. and, liam, i have to ask you, the impacts on the industry as well as the consumer here, when you hear about these sorts of hurricanes and you hear about the estimated
you have irene 14 months ago, now this. do your models tell you that this is going to be a more likely scenario over the next, i don't know, 20 or 30 years? >> well, carl, we do model scenarios like this, believe it or not. maybe not exactly this scenario but ones of this kind of severity. and for us i would say it's a manageable event financially. i don't think there's any question that things are different now. at least they have been over the last couple of years. you might expect a...
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during hurricane irene, we watched, i watched. the waters rose in our subside basement near our generators. fortunately, as the tide receded, the water receded and we were fine during hurricane , irene. but beginning on sunday night, our engineering team was acutely concerned with what might happen if the tide came in as high as it might, the flood surge as big as it might be. so we had done a tremendous amount of preparation to make sure we had adequate sump pumps and we had insulated a ed all wiring that might somehow get exposed to that water. because we didn't want a replay of the near call that happened during hurricane irene. >> you had to okay this transfer. it was a big procedure as wolf just mentioned. how did it work for you? >> i got around something around 10:30, from our command center. saying, we just got a call from nyu, are we prepared to take their patients? i said, absolutely. we had already taken their patients during hurricane irene, because they had voluntarily evacuated at this time. this time, we knew it was
during hurricane irene, we watched, i watched. the waters rose in our subside basement near our generators. fortunately, as the tide receded, the water receded and we were fine during hurricane , irene. but beginning on sunday night, our engineering team was acutely concerned with what might happen if the tide came in as high as it might, the flood surge as big as it might be. so we had done a tremendous amount of preparation to make sure we had adequate sump pumps and we had insulated a ed all...
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that's 1.2 million more than lost power during hurricane irene. this is a monumental, monumental task that we have in front of us. i would ask them this week for their patience and then the week after that, we will need their resilience as we begin to go back to work and rebuild our state. but we're going to continue to work, we're doing search and rescue missions now, still. we have been doing them all day. we have been saving hundreds of people from places across new jersey and law enforcement is committed to continuing to do that until nightfall again tonight, then we'll start again tomorrow morning. >> you have a young family, are they all okay? where were they when this was going down? and what do you say to your children, what does any parent say to a child when this kind of catastrophe happens on their doorstep? >> well, first off, you give them a hug and say don't be scared, mom and dad will protect you. that's the first thing you do. second, my family was at our family home in mendham when we lost power finally late yesterday afternoon. t
that's 1.2 million more than lost power during hurricane irene. this is a monumental, monumental task that we have in front of us. i would ask them this week for their patience and then the week after that, we will need their resilience as we begin to go back to work and rebuild our state. but we're going to continue to work, we're doing search and rescue missions now, still. we have been doing them all day. we have been saving hundreds of people from places across new jersey and law...
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last year, tropical storm irene swept two people out to sea. >> people need to learn from that and listen to us and get away from the ocean, get away from where the tidal flooding is going to happen. >> reporter: one person who was on the beach after the evacuation order was mike koen. what are you doing here? >> i came over here to check one of the complexes that i manage. i'm setting my pumps up and leaving right now. >> mason: you expect high winds, heavy rain and flooding from a hurricane, but here's what makes sandy so unusual. it's bringing snow to the appalachians. anna werner is in elkins, west virginia. >> reporter: the national weather service issued blizzard warnings for more than 14 counties across the appalachian mountains as hurricane sandy hit a blanket of cold air. west virginia's governor earl ray tomblin declared a state of emergency as the snow began to fall. >> we're getting ready for the winter snow. >> reporter: the snow shoe mountain resort was one of the first to see the snow. four inches now could grow to a possibly two feet by tomorrow. some roads are treacherous
last year, tropical storm irene swept two people out to sea. >> people need to learn from that and listen to us and get away from the ocean, get away from where the tidal flooding is going to happen. >> reporter: one person who was on the beach after the evacuation order was mike koen. what are you doing here? >> i came over here to check one of the complexes that i manage. i'm setting my pumps up and leaving right now. >> mason: you expect high winds, heavy rain and...
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last year, irene, and driving through the wall street area. now, last year, you and i were standing almost exactly here to get a very different situation. the surge isn't going to bring just water. it's going to bring force. and that's why we don't know how it will affect an area like this already in evacuation. people aren't living in the area where we are right now. if the forecasters, not you, sam, but everybody in general, close to accurate, this place is going to look very different tomorrow. maybe permanently. >> chris, we're standing right here where the water is up on the edge. last year where we were here, the water was two or fee below that. didn't really get to the top until the middle of the storm. >> absolutely. >> amy. >> chris, sam, thanks so much. we want to take a look at times square. because normally at this hour, it's crammed with traffic. well, look at that, it is a virtual ghost town. sandy has forced officials to shut down the subways for the second time in its history. josh is out on times square with the very latest. j
last year, irene, and driving through the wall street area. now, last year, you and i were standing almost exactly here to get a very different situation. the surge isn't going to bring just water. it's going to bring force. and that's why we don't know how it will affect an area like this already in evacuation. people aren't living in the area where we are right now. if the forecasters, not you, sam, but everybody in general, close to accurate, this place is going to look very different...